Save the World Tuesdays!

If you are not a member of the Systems of Care partnership, Pontotoc County Turning Point Coalition, Community Council or the Pontotoc County Drug Free Coalition I am sure you have absolutely no idea of what I am speaking rather, typing.

To coordinate efforts as well as schedules, the first Tuesday of each month is set aside to congregate with those of us that would love to "save the world" if only we could.  While not everyone actually wants to be saved from their situation, this wonderful group of community partners gather for three meetings with a similar purpose.

• First, the Executive Committee of Systems of Care meets to review the successes and needs of this project.   Basically, SOC works toward providing a "wrap around" for children in need of assistance, bringing together as many people involved in these children together for one big meeting to set a path of success in place and then continue to partner for the good of the child.

• Second, the SOC merges with the Pontotoc County Turning Point Coalition (health initiative) and the formerly "Community Council" (a long standing group of service providers who have been meeting monthly for years).  This is a rather large group if they were to all attend at one time, but schedules do not always allow that situation.  Never the less, typically, twenty- five or so folks spend an hour and one half discussing all the great things going on in Ada.  You should really attend sometime just to see the process of round table networking.  We all leave so empowered with the knowledge that we are not "on our own", but there are so many local partnerships working quietly together to save at least our little part of the world.

• The Third meeting is that of the Pontotoc County Drug Free Coalition.   The newest of the coalitions focusing on celebrating recovery and promoting the prevention of substance abuse.

Really, I could go on and on about how refreshing the "Save the World Tuesday" is to those of us in attendance, but everyone should know that by working together we can make a bigger impact on our community that trying to do it on our own.  The point is:  learn to network, work together, share the load.  It will make us all feel as though we really can make a difference and that there are others out there just like us!